Sunderland will discover their fixtures for next season on Thursday, June 20, at 9am.

With the Black Cats still battling for promotion back to the Championship, we don't yet know which division they'll be in, but the EFL have announced the key dates for the coming season.

Jack Ross' side's opening fixture is likely to be on Saturday, August 3, but there will likely be a live TV game the previous day.

All 72 EFL Clubs from the Sky Bet Championship , League One and League Two will be able to plan their respective campaigns from the release date.

Round One in the Carabao Cup is to take place in the week commencing August 12.

Wembley will play host to the Carabao Cup Final on Sunday March 1, 2020, in what will be the first of five Finals in the EFL calendar, whilst the EFL Trophy Final is to take place the following month on Sunday April 5.

League One run-in

Remaining League One fixtures

1 Luton Town 91pts

Oxford (h, May 4).

2 Barnsley 91pts

Bristol Rovers (a, May 4).

3 Portsmouth 87pts

Peterborough (h, April 30), Accrington (h, May 4).

4 Sunderland 85pts

Fleetwood (a, April 30), Southend (a, May 4).

5 Charlton Athletic 85pts

Rochdale (h, May 4).

The season-ending Sky Bet EFL play-offs will once again be staged at Wembley Stadium, this time across two weekends in May.

The League Two Final will start proceedings on Saturday May 16, before League One and the Championship take centre stage the following weekend on Sunday May 24 and Monday May 25, respectively.

The scheduling of the respective play-off Finals is due to a busy period in the football calendar, with Wembley Stadium also hosting fixtures at Euro 2020, including the semi-finals and final.

A full list of the key dates ahead of the 2019/20 EFL season can be found below:

Fixture Release Date – Thursday 20 June 2019, 9am

Start Date – Saturday 3 August 2019 (with a likely live game on Friday 2 August)